#earth goddess
“…BECAUSE THE EARTH IS SENDING UP DEITIES THAT ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO DESTROY THAT WHICH IS CREATING THE ATROCITY OF SUFFERING AND RAPE OF LIFE THAT IS CHRISTIAN-BASED SOCIETY.”
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New art of Kostroma, one of the Russian earth Goddesses, done as the Goddess by Request for March over on my Patreon. She can be both a young maiden and an old witch; She’s said to fall asleep beneath a birch tree over the winter to be awakened in the spring. I’ve put Her in front of birches as She wakes up with the awakening of the Earth, with winter to the left and spring to the right; the Sun of the spring equinox shines over head. The style is after traditional Russian embroideries.
I’ve also put this art up on cards through zazzle and prints through deviantArt if you’ve a hankering.
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This is a detail of my painting of Tlaltecuhtli, Lady of the Earth.
Above Her arms, in the painting, is the surface of the earth, upon which we dwell. Before the coming of the Spaniards, the dry season was the time of hunting, because the fields were dry and there was little work to do as a farmer. It was also the season when men went to war, and merchants travelled throughout Mesoamerica trading goods. On the left side of the painting, a merchant climbs up Her arm, which is a hill, with a pack on his back, and he speaks to two hunters who carry their game. On Her other arm, a woman gathers the now-dry corn into piles, where the corn is stored for the Winter. On Her hands men and women dance in Her honor, and offer Her pulque and smoke of copal. They make Her offerings in order to give Her the strength to bloom again, and to thank Her for Her gift of life.
You can find this painting as a print in my Etsy store! Follow the link in my bio!
As the wheel turns to spring, life begins to stir in the soil and earth magic grows more powerful with every day.
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As the wheel turns to spring, life begins to stir in the soil and earth magic grows more powerful with every day.
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